Lanes reopen on I-26

Published: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 12:14 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 12:14 p.m.

A trailer holding a Dodge 3500 became unhitched from a Ford truck on Interstate 26 shortly before noon Friday, crashing along the roadway and totaling the Dodge.

Merab Laliashvili of Charlotte was driving a Ford F350 truck and pulling the trailer eastbound at mile marker 57 when the hitch unlatched, sending the trailer and the Dodge truck down the road, said N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper C.E. Justice.

The Ford F350 crashed into a ditch off the right shoulder, Justice said. No one was injured.

The road was shut down for about 30 minutes until troopers could open one lane. Both lanes were cleared by 2 p.m., Justice said.

<p>A trailer holding a Dodge 3500 became unhitched from a Ford truck on Interstate 26 shortly before noon Friday, crashing along the roadway and totaling the Dodge. </p><p>Merab Laliashvili of Charlotte was driving a Ford F350 truck and pulling the trailer eastbound at mile marker 57 when the hitch unlatched, sending the trailer and the Dodge truck down the road, said N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper C.E. Justice.</p><p>The Ford F350 crashed into a ditch off the right shoulder, Justice said. No one was injured.</p><p>The road was shut down for about 30 minutes until troopers could open one lane. Both lanes were cleared by 2 p.m., Justice said.</p><p>Laliashvili was charged with an improper connection violation.</p>